How to Install Audioserve on Debian Latest

Audioserve is an open-source audio server that allows you to stream audio files from your server. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install and configure Audioserve on a Debian latest version.

Requirements

  • A Debian latest version.
  • A user account with sudo privilege.

Installation

  1. Update your system packages:
sudo apt-get update
  1. Install the required dependencies for Audioserve:
sudo apt-get install -y ffmpeg libavcodec-extra libsqlite3-dev build-essential pkg-config libc6-dev libpq-dev libssl-dev
  1. Install Rust, Rust can be installed using the curl command as follows:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
  1. Log in and out of the terminal to refresh the $PATH environment variable.
source $HOME/.cargo/env
  1. Clone the Audioserve repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/izderadicka/audioserve.git
  1. Use the cd command to move into the repository directory:
cd audioserve/
  1. Use the following command to compile and install Audioserve:
cargo install --path .

Configuration

  1. Create a configuration file for Audioserve:
mkdir ~/.audioserve
touch ~/.audioserve/config.yml
  1. Open the configuration file with your favorite text editor:
nano ~/.audioserve/config.yml
  1. Add the following lines to the configuration file:
## Edit this file to configure Audioserve

# Port to listen on
port: 3000

# Use HTTPS
https: false

# The path to your audio files
library_path: /path/to/your/music/files

# Enable authentication
authentication:
  enabled: false

# Enable SSL (if https is set to true)
ssl:
  cert: /path/to/ssl/cert
  key: /path/to/ssl/key

  1. Substitute /path/to/your/music/files with the path to the directory where your audio files are stored.

  2. Save and close the configuration file.

Running Audioserve

To start Audioserve, run the following command:

audioserve

By default, Audioserve listens on port 3000. You can access the Audioserve web interface by navigating to http://your-server-ip:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure Audioserve on a Debian latest version. With Audioserve, you can easily share your music library with anyone on your local network. Enjoy!